Kent schools must reinstate former middle school teacher, Ohio Supreme Court says

Kent Roosevelt High School pictured in a file photo. Roger Hoover/The Portager

Kent schools must reinstate former middle school teacher, Ohio Supreme Court says

- Wendy DiAlesandro

The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled against Kent City Schools in its bid to justify its termination of a former Kent teacher.

The court ordered the district to reinstate former Stanton Middle School teacher Shawn Jones’ contract and to award him back pay from May 2020, when Kent school administrators chose not to renew his contract. Jones sued later that year, saying the school district had failed to follow proper procedures for observing him at work.

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